Cat. No.: 984 9991
Barcode: 0602498499917
Label: Emarcy CD
Release Date: 11 August

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bollywood Bizarro

TRACK LISTING

1 Gore Gore O Banke Chhore - Lata Mangeshkar, Amirbai Karnataki

2 Thandi Hawayen - Lata Mangeshkar

3 Haye Dil Gaya Dil Gaya - Kishore Kumar

4 Seene Mein Slagte Hai Armaan - Talat Mahmood

5 Tum Na Jane Kis Jahan Mein Kho Gaye - Lata Mangeshkar

6 Tadbeer Se Bigdi Huyi Taqdeer - Geeta Dutt

7 Dil Mein Chhupa Ke - Mohammed Rafi

8 Dil Se Milake Dil - Lata Mangeshkar

9 Ae Jani Jeene Mein Kya Hai - Asha Bhosle

10 Main Bambai Ka Babu - Mohammed Rafi

11 Tum Aur Hum - Hemant Kumar, Geeta Dutt

12 Sar Jo Tera Chakraye - Mohammed Rafi

13 Eena Meena Deeka - Asha Bhosle

14 Eena Meena Deeka - Kishore Kumar

15 Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu - Geeta Dutt

16 Dekh Ke Terri Nazar - Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle

17 Are Tauba Are Tauba Yeh Teri Ada - Geeta Dutt

18 Hum The Woh Ti - Kishore Kumar

19 Hal Kaisa Hai - Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar

Crazy & exotic Songs in 1950s Bollywood

In order to attract the audience, a Bollywood film has to have several elements - a love story, a mystery, a dance routine...

During the 1950s and with the westernization of the Hindi film industry, more and more composers left the traditional classic Bollywood songs for more exotic ones. The fascination aspect of this music is the mix between the western, the Indian and the Bollywood influences. That's why you can sometimes find a mambo, a waltz, a swing or a yodel song or even a Hawaiian guitar solo in the middle of a track. (Let's not forget that the slide Hawaiian guitar came from India.)

At the end of the 1950s, more and more films had a nightclub scene with a vampy dance and a band. Cue: the bizarre Bollywood songs. Throughout the 1950s the biggest stars of Bollywood (Asha Bohsle, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar) recorded bizarre songs created by the most talented composers (O.P. Nayyar, S.D. Burman).

One of the major figures in this genure was most certainly the talented Kishore Kumar. Actor, composer, singer - a great all-roudn artist. When he was a child, he sang along to the yodel records of his elder brother. no wonder the yodel was his speciality.

On the composer's side, S.D. Burman and O.P. Nayyar were both influenced greatly by western music. They paved the way for the next generation of composers such as R.D. Burman in the sixties.

This album aims to show that Bollywood music is not just a fixed genre. (Listen to the two versions of Eena Meena Deeka by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle and you'll have an idea of the vitality of this style.) Hindi film music is a living style, taking its inspiration from every musical influence, and producing some of the most rocking and experimental grooves from that time.

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Cat. No.: 984 9990
Barcode: 0602498499900
Label: Emarcy CD
Release Date: 11 August

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bollywood Duets

TRACK LISTING

1 Tu Mera Chand - Suraiya, Shyam

2 Zara Jhoom Le - Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt

3 Dekho Dekhoji - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar

4 Bachpan Ke Din - Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum

5 Ari Chod De Patang - Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar

6 Muhabbat Kar Lo Jee Bhar Lo - Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt

7 Dekho Mane Nahin - Asha Bhosle, Jagmohan Bakshi

8 Ichak Dana Beechak Dana - Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh

9 Sajan Ki Ho Gayi Gori - Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey

10 Jane Kahan Mera Jigar Gayaji - Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt

11 Yeh Wada Karo - Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh

12 Jahan Main Jaati Hoon - Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey

13 Saathi Haath Badhana - Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle

14 Hum Aap Ki Aankhon Mein - Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt

15 Umad Ghumad Kar Aayi Re Ghata - Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey

16 Chhod Do Aanchal - Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar

17 Yeh Mast Nazar Shokh Ada - Hemant Kumar, Geeta Dutt

18 Dekh Idhar Aye Hasina - Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt

19 Duniya Walon Se Door - Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh

Indian audiences expect more than just a movie and more than just a song - they need entertainment... a show in itself.

Duets are a part of every Bollywood movie. The standard Bollywood movie always includes several types of song and dance numbers - a love song, a dance or nightclub song, and at least one duet.

The duet is not as easy as it first looks - the playback singers must instill all the feelings and emotionso f the piece during the recording so that the actors can create their performances on screen while they lip-synch.

Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh, Lat's sister Asha Bhosle with Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi and Geeta Dutt - twenty magic moments through the Hindi films of the 1950s.

Some of them are rare, like tu Mera Chand sung by Suraiya and Shyam or Bachpan ke din by Lata Mangeshkar and Shamshad Begum, both composed by the great Naushad. Some others are just pure musical jewels. Ichak dana beechak dana by Lata Mangeshkar and Kukesh, recorded in 1955 for Raj Kapoor's Shree 420 or Sajan ki ho gayi gori sung by Geeta Dutt and Manna Dey in Bimal Roy's Devdas (which is the third adaptation based on Sharatchandra's literary masterpiece of the same name).

Some are key songs in some of the singers' careers such as one of Asha Bhosle's first hits Saathi haath Badhana which she sang with Mohamed Rafi, composer by O.P. Nayyar for B.R. Chopra's movie Naya Daur.

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Cat. No.: 984 9989
Barcode: 0602498499894
Label: Emarcy CD
Release Date: 11 August

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bollywood Crooners

TRACK LISTING

1 Teri Duniya Mein Dil Lagta Nahin - Mukesh

2 Hanste Bhi Rahe Rote Bhi Rahe - Mukesh

3 Ek Aag Dekhata Raag Hai Jawani - Manna Dey

4 Meri Kahani Bhoolne Wale - Mohammed Rafi

5 Main Pagal Mera Manva Pagal - Talat Mahmood

6 Andhe Jahan Ke Andhe Raste - Talat Mahmood

7 Chahe Koi Khush Ho - Kishore Kumar

8 Tere Dwar Khada Ek Jogi - Hemant Kumar

9 Apni Nakami Se - Talat Mahmood

10 Tu Mere Samne Hai - Mohammed Rafi

11 Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala - Manna Dey

12 Mitwa, Lagi Re Yeh Kaisi - Talat Mahmood

13 Manzil Ki Chah Mein - Mohammed Rafi

14 Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje - Khan Sahib Amir Khan

15 Ae Meri Topi Palat Ke Aa - Kishore Kumar

16 Hai Yeh Duniya Kaunsi - Hemant Kumar

17 Yeh Desh Hai Veer Jawanon Ka - Mohammed Rafi

18 Gori Chori Chori Jana - Hemant Kumar

19 Suhana Safar - Mukesh

The 1950s is considered to be the Golden Age of Bollywood - it was certainly a golden time for most of the singers who became huge stars in India. All of them were playback singers - pre-recording the songs for the film actors to lip-synch the lyrics. Few of them actually made an acting career but those that remained hidden behind the screen are now part of the Bollywood legend. Their names are Mukesh (aka The Man with the Golden Voice), Mohammed Rafi (aka The Voice of God), Talat Mahmood (aka The King of Ghazals), Kishore Kumar, Amir Khan, Hemant Kumar, Durjen Mukherjee, Manna Dey...

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Cat. No.: 984 9988
Barcode: 0602498499887
Label: Emarcy CD
Release Date: 11 August

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bollywood Divas

TRACK LISTING

1 Afsana Likh Rahai Hoon - Uma Devi

2 Beech Bhanwar Mein - Suraiya

3 Duniya Kya Jane Mera - Suraiya

4 Kyon Mere Dil Mein - Rajkumari

5 Ichak Beechak Ghurr - Shamshad Begum

6 Ek Do Teen - Shamshad Begum

7 Majhdar Mein Kashti - Surinder Kaur

8 Chaman Ke Rah Ke Virana - Shamshad Begum

9 Aaj Ki Raat Piya - Geeta Dutt

10 Aag Lagi Tan Man Mein - Shamshad Begum

11 Aye Dil Aye Deewane - Geeta Dutt

12 Radha Ke Pyare Krishna Kanhai - Asha Bhosle

13 Yeh Lo Main Haari Piya - Geeta Dutt

14 Woh Na Aayenge Palat Kar - Mubarak Begum

15 Jise Too Kabool Karle Woh - Lata Mangeshkar

16 O Albele Panchhi - Asha Bhosle

17 Na Bole Na Bole - Lata Mangeshkar

18 Aaj Sajan Mohe Ang Laga Lo - Geeta Dutt

19 Hum Haal - E- Dil Sunaenge - Mubarak Begum

You've heard of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. But what about Geeta Dutt, Rajkumari, Mubarak Begum, Suraiya, Uma Devi, Shamshad Begum...? Most of the names of these playback singers are well known in Indian culture, but less so in western countries. However, it was not only their incredible voices but also their dramatic lives that earned them the name of 'Diva'. Many of these singers are now forgotten, unsung and unheard. They were all divas - beautiful voices, fast fame, dramatic endings. Even if they stayed hidden behind the silver screen, these women still put their mark on the Hindi film industry of the 1950s. They were all part of the Bollywood story and part of Indian history. This compilation is dedicated to all those great singers.

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Cat. No.: 530 0389
Barcode: 0600753003893
Label: Emarcy CD
Release Date: 11 August

ASHA BHOSLE | Asha Bhosle

TRACK LISTING

1 Aye Gham-E-Dil Kya Karoon

2 Mere Piya Chhede Jiya

3 Jeene Do Aur Jiyo

4 Ek Baat Kahoon Mere Piya

5 Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh

6 Phool Gendwa Na Maro

7 Man Bhavan Ke Ghar

8 Reshmi Shalwar Kurta Jali Ka

9 Chal Badalon Se Aage

10 Dekho Kasam Se

11 Chhota Sa Balma

12 Chhum Chhum Ghungroo Bole

13 Koi Aaya Dhadkan Kahti Hai

14 Aaiye Meharbaan

15 Nazar Lagi Raja Tore Bangle Par

16 Kaho Aake Bahar

17 Yaaron Ka Pyar Liye

18 Saba Se Yah Kahdo

19 Kali Ghata Chhaye

Born on 8 September 1933, Asha Bhosle grew up to become one of the most well known Bollywood playback singers. Her career started in 1943 and the legend goes that she recorded for more than 1000 movies and sung over 12,000 songs. Asha is one of the rare breed of singers who can sing film music, pop songs and traditional songs in different languages. The Fifties were the starting point of Asha's career and she is regarded as one of the most inspiring and respected singers in Indian music history. She is still recording and performing regularly, having made frequent visits to Australia in the last few years. This compilation pays tribute to this great artist who gave her life and passion for the music.

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Cat. No.: 530 0388
Barcode: 0600753003886
Label: Emarcy CD
Release Date: 11 August

LATA MANGESHKAR | Lata Mangeshkar

TRACK LISTING

1 Jhan Jhan Payal Baje

2 Jane Na Dil Ki Lagi

3 Malhar (Theme Tune)

4 Lage Jabse Nayan Lage

5 Yeh Zindagi Usiki Hai

6 Umangon Ko Sakhi

7 Na Shikwa Hai Koi

8 Man Dole Mera Tan Dole

9 Teri Yaad Main Jagker Dekh

10 Jaadugar Saiya

11 O Jaanewale

12 Ab Aage Teri Marzi

13 Q Janewale Ruk Ja

14 Sainyan Jao

15 Hamare Dil Se Na Jaana

16 Rasik Balma

17 Aaja Re Pardesi

18 Ghadi Ghadi Mora Dil Dhadke

19 Yun Hasraton Ke Dagh

Lata Mangeshkar was known as the 'Nightingale of India'. She is part of the singing dynasty of sisters which included Hridayanath Mangeshkar, Asha Boshle and Usha Mangeshkar. Their father, who was an actor and singer, gave them singing lessons but forbad them to listen to Hindi film music! She recorded her first song in 1942, aged 13. Nowadays she is perhaps the most famous singer in India and the most respected Indian singer in the world. she has received many awards locally and internationally and is still recording and performing. This album pays tribute to one of the most beautiful voices, not just of Bollywood, but also of India.

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